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Friday April 21st, 2017 day edition

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Sharpen those pencils and launch ’em at the ceiling in victory, because it’s official: The X-Files will return for Season 11, Fox announced Thursday.

Even better, the episode order for the revival’s continuation is 10, four more than the six-episode Season 10.

Series creator Chris Carter will executive-produce the season, and stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have signed on to return as Mulder and Scully, as well.

The “event series” — Fox’s words — will air during the 2017-2018 season.

RELATEDX-Files: 7 Tweaks That Must Be Made in Season 11 (Paging Vince Gilligan…).

And they are some of the reasons why The X-Files has had such a profound impact on millions of fans worldwide,” David Madden, president, Fox Broadcasting Company, said via statement.

Scroll down to see the poster in full, then hit the comments: Are you X-cited to have Mulder and Scully back for an extended run?. »

Africans are living longer than at any point in the last 25 years

Authored by qz.com
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While the report shows a global spike in life expectancy across the various regions, Africa has gained the most increase with life expectancy up 9.4 years between 2000 and 2015.

Africa’s improvement in life expectancy was the biggest increase recorded across all the regions.

Also attributed as a reason for the improvement in life expectancy has been the progress in malaria control and treatment. »

Canada Just Ruled to Uphold Net Neutrality

Authored by motherboard.vice.com
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The CRTC ruled that "[internet] service providers should treat data traffic equally to foster consumer choice, innovation and the free exchange of ideas," a CRTC news release states.

Read More: Most of Canada's Biggest Telecoms Want to End Net Neutrality.

Differential pricing contradicts the principle of net neutrality because it allows service providers to leverage their privileged position to decide which services are most attractive to their customers, effectively discriminating against others. »

Donald Trump hosts man who called for death of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at White House

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Donald Trump might not have realised that when he invited Sarah Palin to a White House dinner, she would bring along a man who had publicly called for the death of his predecessor.

Best known for the song "Cat Scratch Fever," Nugent said in 2012 that Barack Obama should "suck on my machine gun".

He added: "Hey Hillary [Clinton], you might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless b****.". »

Clean Energy Isn’t Just the Future—It’s the Present

Authored by bloomberg.com
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates that a watt of power from ground-mounted solar will drop a further 36 percent by 2025.

Established in 2008, the conference focuses on photovoltaics, energy storage systems, smart renewable energy, and solar heating and cooling technologies.

The industry is drawing roughly $150 billion in annual investment, accounting for almost half the funds committed to renewable energy. »